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A recent Portland, Oregon tree lighting at Pioneer Courthouse Square ceremony sparked outrage after the city completely removed the word “Christmas” from the event. City council member Candace Avalos celebrated the city’s 41st annual tree-lighting ceremony by singing “holiday songs” while the beautifully lit Christmas tree had a sign that referred to it simply as “the…

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First Lady Melania Trump has unveiled this year’s White House Christmas decorations, with the theme “Home is Where the Heart Is.” A video revealed Trump walking the White House corridors amongst a sea of white bedecked Christmas trees. Hints of blue accent the scene, with red drapes outlining the silhouette. The décor also included a…

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth used a mock-up of a children’s book last week to try to deflect criticism from his alleged orders in September to kill the survivors of a strike on a purported drug smuggling boat. Understandably, the publisher of the “real” Franklin books has objected. But the problems with Hegseth’s attempt at…

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Former President Donald Trump is calling on voters in Tennessee to reject the Democratic candidate in a special congressional election, claiming she “hates Christianity.” The race, which could slightly shift the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives, is drawing national attention as polling shows a dead heat between Republican Matt Van Epps…

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